A Patient Is to Be Treated with a Pelvic Field

question 6

Multiple Choice

A patient is to be treated with a pelvic field on a linear accelerator.The patient is quite obese and the port films show that the field shifts superiorly and inferiorly on a daily basis.What bony landmark may measurements be taken from to stabilize this treatment portal?

• A) umbilicus
• B) ASIS
• C) pubic symphysis
• D) patella

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